LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Light
Light is the 2,180th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 16,231 people carried it — about 5.4 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Light are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White87.7%
Multiracial3.6%
Black3.3%
Hispanic3.3%
Asian American1.4%
Native American0.7%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#1,847
17,410
2000
#1,996
16,671
2010
#2,164
16,769
2020
#2,180
16,231